Salata Po Polsku

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

1. Dill + lemontop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together976 recipes

   Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

2. Lettuce + dilltop 5% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together159 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

3. Lettuce + lemontop 9% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together1,559 recipes

   Shared aroma: trans-2-hexenal (green, leafy).

4. Cream + sugartop 9% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together43,450 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).

5. Lemon + sugartop 18% of all pairs
   Smell alikelow
   Cooked together53,532 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

Lemon and sugar barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 53,532 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Iceberg lettuce

Provides the crisp, crunchy base that gives the salad its texture.

Sour cream

Adds creamy richness and a tangy flavor that coats the other ingredients.

Eggs

Add richness and a soft, creamy texture from the diced hard-boiled whites and yolks.

Dill

Adds a fresh, herbal aroma that suits the cream dressing.

Lemon juice

Adds acidity that brightens the flavor and balances the richness of the sour cream.

Swap the lettuce

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (dill, lemon, cream, sugar, egg):

1. Horseradishfits better
2. Spinachfits better
3. Asparagusfits better
4. Lettucethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against dill, lemon, cream, sugar, egg. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.